Collapsible poultry coop



A'prl 22, 1930. w; w. ROBINSON coLLAPsIBLE PoULTRY cooP 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed April 4. 1929 lJr April 22, 1930. 'w. w. ROBINSON 1,755,227

ooLLAPsIBLE PouLTRY coo? Filed April 4, 1929 2 sheets-sheet -2 @my Wuw Patented WILLi-niifu. noisiivsoiv, oF oHA'r-rniioeen', TENNESSEE v oonLArsiBtE ronmiw .Goor

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.I This invention relates to a collapsible poultry coop,.an 'objeetot the; invention being. to provide improved means `for retainingrthe coop i-ii collapsed `and extended positions. l

.Another objectis'to I'provide aY simpleV inexpensive means orthe, abovepurpose.

Another. object-.is to provide a combination door latch andy handlel whereby lthe coop l may. be lifted .bodily WithoutV dang-er fofrhavr- 1.0 ing the door to: beeome uiil-atched..

vr'.lvhese' aiil lier obects areattained by the meansdesciibed herein and disclosed in the aceompfanying draivmgs, in which:`

Fig. Lis. a ,si le elevational view ofk then device in extended position,A the collapsed position being .shoivnjiiibrokenjlines;

f Fig..f2 is. a crossusectional View taken on line 2f-2loFig- 1.

Fig. 3 is ,a .perspective vievvr taken on line v 3 3 of Fig'l andshowing the door,v handle,

and latch means L The device oi invention comprises ,ai base f5' ofV Wood or other--v suitable material7 which base 'forms thellloor .ofthecoop'Y .Upon the l base.- are".mountedspaoed parallel support` members 6 and, which may be in the form;

of ang I rivets 85 .may be employed for securing the support members in parallelism'upon the upf V( per surface .9 ofthe base. The upwardly profljec-ting leg 10 of eachsupportmember is provided,- alongV its entire length, lvvith a plural- -v A ity et equally space-dperforaons 12 which lareadaptedto freely receive 'the lovverbearmg ends 13 of a plurality of side members or rods -14. The upper end of each member 14 .is provided with a similar bearing end 15.

l which is freely. receivable' in a perforation 16 of an upper supporter frame'iiiember 17.

' 40 The perforations of the upper members 17 correspond in number to. thoseof'the lower f frame or support ineiiibers 6 and 7'. Wherefore the rods 14 are disposed in parallelism and lie in a common plane.`

lower frame members rmay be ymoved longi- .50 tudinally.Y of one another in a vertical` plane7 'le irons. 'Any suitable means, suchas rlllie bearing ends 13 andrl preferably are mutilatedor flattened to preclude their removal from the peri'ora-v j tions 12 and 167 respectively. From the fore- Y going it should be clear that the upperV andY 192e..y semi. No. 1.252.573.v

said members approachingl onefaiiotlier as the.'

longitudinal inovernentV iseoiitinued.V This,r position', wherein rthe longitudinal frame, members lie in proirimitywiththebase 5.may I be termed the collapsed position and is shovvfnv by broken linesllQland 170 vvfliiohk indicate.V` 2 the vrods 14C and vuppertramemember .17, ref

spectively..l .l l rlhe ends'of the vcoop comprise azplurality of spacedparallelverticalrods 182the oppor 69,. Y

site ends or' which are secured to transverse rods 19 arid-20 rotatably mounted .in bearings .21 of the upper andlower frame members, respectively. It should'becl'eamthere- A fore, that astlie coop isleollapsed toassume es the :position indicated'. at 1705,1Jhe. rodsor barsjlB ori'ningthe end-s oj":.theco.op.-Will beV rotated about pivots`20 to assume the position `indicated.at 140.. l l

The top of the coop isy formed or othervvise securingf't'o the upper frame menfibe'rs.17l the transverse bars 22 and kthe longitudinal Vbars'` 23. A door v24tis provided for't'he coop, sailddoor .beingAl-ocagted inthe center of the top. The;"door comprises a,.-iv

Vshaped. rigidy member 2 5 the free ends of which are providedv with .eyes orhiiigemeiii-r4 bers 26'Which are adapted .to-freely ,receive tliereiinjthe transverse rod 27. A plurality of cross bars 28 are Welded lor otherwise fix... 80:

edly secured across theslegs ofthe UV-.sli-aped. Y, member. flat .spring metal handley29: liesy Y normally upon'fthe cross .bars 2.8.Jifn lelism.- with vthe legs 30..., -One `end of. the

handle is provided Withfafloop. or hingepor.- 85..)v l

tion '31 ymounted 4for rotationv upon rod` The opposite end ofthe handle member is*4 formed tQZproVideian `abutment 32,'v which. is in constant'abiitmentfiipon the connecting inember ,33 off, they legs 3.0;.. l,'Iyhe labutvrrient 90 Y. lretainedfgi'n positionby. Weaving the'handle hoekjes 38 0n the .hook provides'jnieansWherebythe 1 beldsenseeed .fremthe rod- 1-t 1W' should be noted that when the handle is grasped, it is flexed as indicated at 39. This flexing action serves to more tightly bind the hook 35 to rod 37, for it causes the lowermost portion 36 to move farther below the rod. It is apparent therefore that the coop may be safely and conveniently7 carried from place to place by means of the combination handle and lock. n

Means are provided lfor locking the coop in either the collapsed or extended positions. Said means comprises a longitudinally slotted rail 40, which rail may be one leg of an angle iron, the other leg '41 thereof being secured by screwsv 42 to the base 5, exteriorly of the coop. .An inclined brace 43 is pivotally mounted, at one end 44 thereof, upon the rod 19. The opposite end 'of the brace is provided with a stud 45 which is adapted to extend through and slide within the longitudinal `slots'46V in member 40. VAn extending head 47 on the end of the stud, is adapted to slide along the outer face 48 of the rail member for the full length of the slot, when the coop is moved to positions. Y Y

The means for retaining the device in full extended or collapsed positions comprises a longitudinal latch member 49 secured to the rail and havingidentical flexible ends or abutment means 50 and -51 that are normally in abutment upon the face 48 of theV rail 40. It will be apparent from the disclosure in VFig. 2, that the latch member is provided,

along the body portion thereof intermediate thereof and moving the abutment means to' the position shown by broken lines 55, the head 47 is free to move in slot 46 along the rail. The abutment means 51 on the opposite end of the latch member maybe moved in a like mannerV (broken lines 56) to release the head 47 when the coop is collapsed. It will be apparent from the foregoing that a simple and eiicient locking means is provided for retaining the coop in either the collapsed or extended positions.

It is to .be understod that various changes and modifications may be made in the structural details of the device, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination of a container, an apertured top on the container, a doorhingedly mounted upon the top for closing the aperture therein, a flexible handle means associated with the door and mounted for movement therewith, a gripping means respon-V sive to flexing of thehandle means, and Vmeans the collapsed or extended on the top of the container for cooperation with the gripping means for securing the door in locked condition relative to the top.

2. The combination of an apertured container, a door hingedly mounted upon the container foi- Closing the aperture therein, a liexible handle means associated with the door, cooperative abutting means on the handle means and door said abutting means providing a fulcrum about which the handle means may move, a latch onthe handle means,

collapsed andA extended positions, abutment means on the'brace, a guide means immovable relative to the base for limiting move- Y ment of the brace relative to the base, and releasable abutment means Vadj acent to the ends Vofthe guide means for cooperation with the abutment means of the brace to lock the brace against 'movement lapsible and extensible container mounted thereon, of a brace mounted upon the container 'for movement therewith and for supporting the container in` collapsed and extended positions, abutment means on the brace, a slotted guide rail on the base adjacent to the container, the Vslotin said guide rail being* adapted to slidably receive the abutment means, and spaced flexible abutmentmeansV for cooperation with the abutment means on the brace for locking the container in the collapsed and extended positions.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscri9bed my name Vthis 29th day Vof March,`

VWILLIAM W. ROBINSON.

4. The combination with abase and a col- 

